Simple Architectures for Complex Enterprises (PRO-best Practices) (Best Practices (Microsoft))

Dismantle the overwhelming complexity in your IT projects with strategies and real-world examples from a leading expert on enterprise architecture. This guide describes best practices for creating an efficient IT organization that consistently delivers on time, on budget, and in line with business needs. IT systems have become too complex and too expensive. Complexity can create delays, cost overruns, and outcomes that do not meet business requirements. The resulting losses can impact your entire company. This guide demonstrates that, contrary to popular belief, complex problems demand simple solutions. The author believes that 50 percent of the complexity of a typical IT project can and should be eliminated and he shows you how to do it. You ll learn a model for understanding complexity, the three tenets of complexity control, and how to apply specific techniques such as checking architectures for validity. Find out how the author s methodology could have saved a real-world IT project that went off tr ack, and ways to implement his solutions in a variety of situations. Key Book Benefits: Presents a model for understanding IT and enterprise complexity Provides practical solutions for controlling complexity, and shows how they can be applied in a variety of situations Features a methodology for checking architectures for validity Explains how to apply simplification algorithms to software systems Includes a real-world case study that demonstrates how the author s solutions could have saved an actual IT project that went wrong